Raising Royalty

Carolyn Harris teaches history at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. She received her Ph.D in European history from Queen’s University in 2012. Her writing concerning the history of monarchy in the U.K., Europe, and Canada has appeared in numerous publications including the Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, Smithsonian Magazine and the BBC News Magazine, and she is the author of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada and Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette. She lives in Toronto.

Today's parents think they have it tough, monitoring screen time and shuttling kids to soccer matches. Imagine being King William I, the Conqueror, who in 1079 had to fight his firstborn son on the battlefield; or Henry II, whose villainous son, John, is today best known as Robin Hood's arch enemy. Carolyn Harris's history of royal child rearing is a must read for anyone interested in the never-ending saga of royal families and a fascinating read.

• Introduction  Raising a Royal Child 1     Edgar “the Peaceable” (c. 943–75) and Elfrida of Northampton (c. 945–1001) 2     William I “the Conqueror” (c. 1028–87) and Matilda of Flanders (c. 1031–83) 3     Henry II (1133–89) and Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1124–1204) 4     Henry III (1207–72) and Eleanor of Provence (c. 1223–91) 5     Edward III (1312–77) and Philippa of Hainault (1314–69) 6     Richard III (1452–85) and Anne Neville (1456–85) 7     Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452–1516) and Isabella I of Castile (1451–1504) 8     Henry VIII (1491–1547) and Catherine of Aragon (1485–1536) 9     Frederick V, Elector Palatine (1596–1632), and Elizabeth of England and Scotland (1596–1662) 10    Charles I (1600–49) and Henrietta Maria of France (1609–69) 11    Peter I “the Great” of Russia (1672–1725) and Catherine I (1684–1727)12    Anne (1665–1714) and George of Denmark (1653–1708) 13    George II (1683–1760) and Caroline of Ansbach (1683–1737) 14    Louis XVI of France (1754–93) and Marie Antoinette of Austria (1755–93) 15    Victoria (1819–1901) and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819–61) 16    Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918) and Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt (1872–1918) 17    Juliana of the Netherlands (1909–2004) and Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911–2004) 18    Elizabeth II (1926–) and Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (1921–) 19    Prince Charles (1948–) and Diana Spencer (1961–97) 20    Prince William (1982–) and Catherine Middleton (1982–) Epilogue    The Future of the Royal NurseryAcknowledgementsNotesFurther ReadingIndex